Jon Gosselin Attempts To Halt Filming Of ‘Kate Plus 8,’ Kate ‘Saddened & Confused’ By His Actions

Just two days after his name was stripped from “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” now renamed “Kate Plus 8,” Jon Gosselin is fighting back.

On Tuesday, Jon’s attorney, Mark J. Heller, sent TLC a letter stating that filming of the reality show was banned from the family’s home.

“Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon’s family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers,” Heller wrote.

Jon also posted a sign on the gate of the Pennsylvania estate banning camera crews from the home. The sign was made at Staples for $60 – and spell check obviously not included.

The sign read, “No film crew or production company from TLC is permitted on this property under penelty of trespass. At the bottom of the sign it read, “Johnathon Gosselin.”

The word penalty was misspelled, as was Jon’s first name.

Kate Gosselin responded to Jon’s attempt to stop the taping of the TLC show.

“I’m saddened and confused by Jon’s public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids,” Kate said in a statement released to Access. “I check in regularly with each of the kids to be sure they want to participate in and continue with the show and will continue to do so. I do the show for my family because I believe it provides us opportunities we wouldn’t otherwise have. Jon used to share that belief until as recently as the day the network announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show.”

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According to Kate, her estranged husband’s priorities lie only with himself.

“It appears that Jon’s priority is Jon and his interests,” she continued. “My priority remains our children and their well being.”

TLC also responded to Jon in a statement released to Access.

“We are aware of Jon Gosselin’s recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic,” the statement read. “Despite Jon Gosselin’s repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents.”

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